Ajahn Jayasāro | |
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.png) Ajahn Jayasāro in 2018 | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Shaun Michael Chiverton (1958-01-07)7 January 1958 (age 67)[1] Isle of Wight, England |
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| Notable work(s) | Stillness Flowing: The Life and Teachings of Ajahn Chah (2017) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Order | Mahā Nikāya |
| School | Theravāda |
| Lineage | Thai Forest Tradition |
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| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Ajahn Chah (upajjhāya) |
| Based in | Janamāra Hermitage nearKhao Yai National Park (since 2003) |
| Previous post | Abbot ofWat Pah Nanachat (1997–2002) |
| Website | jayasaro.panyaprateep.org |
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Ajahn Jayasāro (born 7 January 1958) is a British and ThaiBuddhist monk in theForest Tradition of Ajahn Chah.[3]
Jayasāro was born on theIsle of Wight in England.[3] At the age of seventeen, having been in contact withBuddhism through reading, he left for India, where he spent "a couple of years" travelling and learning before hitchhiking back to England. At the time he was still looking for a way of life in line with his personal principles. In Asia he heard about an Englishman who had been a monk in theThai Forest Tradition and was leading meditation retreats. Upon hearing his stories of life as a forest monk, he realised it was the way of life he was looking for.[4]
After joiningAjahn Sumedho's community as ananagārika in 1978 he travelled to Thailand to ordain atWat Nong Pah Pong in 1979.[3] He receivedfull ordination byAjahn Chah in 1980[5] and was abbot ofWat Pah Nanachat from 1997 to 2002.[5] He currently lives alone in a one-monkmonastery in Thailand.
In 2017, Jayasāro published a biography of Ajahn Chah entitledStillness Flowing.[6]
In 2019, Jayasāro was honoured with a royal title from Thailand's KingVajiralongkorn (Rama X).[7] On 9 March 2020, Jayasāro was granted Thai citizenship by royal decree.[8][9]
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